Josh Wright

Currently have 26 ideas lined up, would love to hear if anyone has specific requests to fill up the last 10 or so! Either reply or DM is fine!

Currently have 26 ideas lined up, would love to hear if anyone has specific requests to fill up the last 10 or so! Either reply or DM is fine!

Hey folks. Making some plans for my Substack next academic year, where I'm planning to do a weekly piece on the use of language in various maths topics. I have most of my ideas, but I'd love to hear from you lot! Which maths topics would you like a language deep-dive into?

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Hey folks. Making some plans for my Substack next academic year, where I'm planning to do a weekly piece on the use of language in various maths topics. I have most of my ideas, but I'd love to hear from you lot! Which maths topics would you like a language deep-dive into?

Reply and share!

Angle – from Latin angulus, meaning corner, nook, or bend. Diminutive of angus or angere, meaning to bend, compress, or tighten. The same root gives words like anguish (emotional tightening) and ankle (a bend in the leg).

Unit Pentagram

A 'poster' entitled 'mathematical formulas'. it is full of errors, inconsistencies and weirdnesses, like 'statiatics', 'primeter'(which is under 'Pythagoras' Theorem') 'middian'. It looks plausible at first sight, but is nonsensical.

This is what #ChatGPT responds when you ask it to 'make a poster for a maths classroom with all the key formulas on it that a student aged 11-14 in the UK might need'. As with most #AI responses, it looks plausible but the more you look, the worse it gets..
What's your (least) favourite part?

I think that's what ChatGPT says in its mission statement

+Man is the mathematical superhero we all need

Sad I won't be at this Mathsconf, but hope everyone has the best time! #MathsToday

Everyone's students are the best, obviously. But mine are, like, the *best*

It was amazing. Some I only caught in soundchecks as I was helping in the chaos backstage, but they were phenomenal

A lovely morning talking to a group of sixth form students who are interested in teacher training. (I just had to integrate some hands on activities!) #edusky #outdoorlearning

It's been really nice to get involved with enrichment at my new school. Already been to some home softball fixtures, and tomorrow is our performing arts showcase. Really looking forward to it, even if it's a 13 hour day 😅

Other Maths teachers, what's your favourite enrichment to get involved in?

It's been really nice to get involved with enrichment at my new school. Already been to some home softball fixtures, and tomorrow is our performing arts showcase. Really looking forward to it, even if it's a 13 hour day 😅

Other Maths teachers, what's your favourite enrichment to get involved in?

Just uploaded a new between papers GCSE Statistics Higher set of questions (with solutions) here:
kshancock.co.uk/gcsestats/st...
@mathsjem.bsky.social @harryzafar.bsky.social
#GCSEStatistics

Hey folks. Slightly terrifying but maybe exciting news...I have a Patreon!

If you fancy following for free for any updates, or want to browse to order some CPD, then it's patreon.com/JWrightMaths

It may go somewhere, it may not, but I've done it now.

Thanks/AAH

Are We Missing a Trick with Maths Manipulatives? The planned and purposeful journey: Connecting the Concrete to the Abstract

My thoughts on integrating manipulatives rather than seeing it as a magic bullet.

open.substack.com/pub/fantasti...

If @catrionaagg.bsky.social 's going to start making puzzles again then we'd better have a feed for them.

bsky.app/profile/did:...

#geometrypuzzle #mathsky #UKMathsChat #ITeachMath

(Hope I've made it right ... let me know if not!)

Hey folks. Slightly terrifying but maybe exciting news...I have a Patreon!

If you fancy following for free for any updates, or want to browse to order some CPD, then it's patreon.com/JWrightMaths

It may go somewhere, it may not, but I've done it now.

Thanks/AAH

One question about angles on parallel lines, answered 3 ways

Solving one problem in multiple ways has turned out to be quite an effective way to convince Y8 to write down their reasons. #MathsToday

If only we used American theorems too, we could have like 10 of these!

Same reason for car travel questions giving average speed. It gives a realism, and means you're less likely to have a pupil distracted by the idea that this shop sells the exact same number of crisps each day, without fail

Me, a bespectacled, furry-faced man of 42, holding a book titled "The Mathematicians Library, The Books That Unlocked The Power of Numbers". My finger is pointing at the author's name, which is "Thomas K. Briggs". My face holds a look of shock and surprise.

This just arrived.

My first proper #MathsToday since moving schools!

Had some great small group intervention lessons today, including building someone up from being hesitant about adding fractions, to being able to do a full mixed number addition, including converting both ways! Love the sequencing of that topic 😁

Question from 8yo:
How do you say 1/32 of something out loud?

#tmwyk

Agree with what's been said so far, from 5 onwards say it like you would a date.

🚨 Absolutely MEGA resource drop! 🚨

We hope you're having a lovely half term - and to make it even better, we’ve got 16 brand new resources ready for you when you're back! 🎉

There are so many, we couldn’t even fit them all on one page! 👀👇

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I've tried to avoid anything gimmicky, as I share a lot of scepticism. But it needed something with how deep the room is, and I've found etymology corner useful. The place value table is an experiment.

If you want the files please DM me, and if you have suggestions let me know!